Feng Yun, Chinese 9-dan professional.
Feng Yun started learning WeiQi in Henan province when she was nine years old. She began her professional career in 1979. In 1982 she was selected into the China National WeiQi Team where she got professional training for 18 years. After 23 years of effort, hard work and winning games, Feng Yun reached the top of a professional go player and became 9-dan in 1995. Therewith she was the second woman (after Rui Naiwei) to reach 9 dan.
Feng Yun was a finalist in the first four Bohae Cups, winning on the second occasion (1995), but losing to Rui Naiwei on the other three occasions, hence being 2nd in '94, '96 and '97.
She was the challenger in the 2002 North American Masters Tournament.
Feng Yun won the 2004 Ing Pro Tourney held at the 20th AGA Go Congress in Rochester, New York.
On her website: http://www.fygc.com/
old URL she set up the very first 9-dan Go school
on the American continent (2002):
Go Teaching on IGS, KGS, in the Feng Yun Go School started already in 1996.
Feng Yun can be found teaching at KGS with the username Mumu.
Since 2000, she and her family have been living in New Jersey, USA, you can visit her Go school and Go center here.
sources:
[1] http://mywebpages.comcast.net/fengyun/aboutme.htm
[2]
gogameworld.com - playerinfo
[3] gogameworld.com - titlelist
[4]
runner up
[5]
eweiqi.com